Persistence – More Important Than Brains
A good success quote will inspire you … but a great success quote will get you to take action. In this part of my “Success Quotes” series, I’ll be focusing on how to apply a quote to your life – right now, today, and I have every expectation that this will spur you to take immediate action.
So decide up front you’re going to learn something that will change your thinking for the better, and read on …
“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” – Albert Einstein
On one hand it’s humorous to think of Albert Einstien referring to himself as anything less htan a genuis. But look past that and you’ll see a powerfully true concept – that the determination to stay with a problem until it is solved is a key to success.
But it’s a key that we’re often quick to toss away. How many times have you tried something for a little while … and then quit, or drifted away from it? How many times have you worked on solving a problem, maybe even for a long time, but then abandoned it?
Al has a point here we all need to remember … the way to solve a problem is simply to stay with it until it is solved. Often the big “aha” that solves our issue comes when we least expect it … and much later than we had hoped. So stick with it. Solving problems can be hard work.
This is a shorter post than most … because it can be. Unlike what Einstien worked with on a regular basis, this isn’t rocket science. This is simplicity. Easier said than done – but that doesn’t excuse you from doing it.
Look at your #1 problem you’re facing … and decide that you’re going to stick with working on it until it is solved. Don’t settle for giving up. Recommit to giving 100% to hammering at it with a vengance … and you’ll be (pleasantly) surprised at what happens.
Now get to it. You’ll thank yourself for it.
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